â€śWhen you are a top player you know other teams are going to look at you, try to shut you down and limit your chances. Thatâ€™s what teams have been doing and theyâ€™ll do it in whatever way theyâ€™ll deem necessary.

â€śChristian is going to have to fight through it at times and as a team we have to back him up.

â€śWe are in this together and thereâ€™s a lot of football to be played. We have to find a way to keep battling and fighting and heâ€™s a big part of it.

â€śHe is a huge player on the pitch, his ability to find spaces and get chances is great."